Purdue men's basketball opens its Big Ten Conference schedule with a New Year's Eve home game against Minnesota.

The Boilermakers will also play host to rival Indiana on Jan. 28 and travel to Bloomington on Feb. 19. The Big Ten Conference announced dates for conference games Thursday night; times will be announced later.

New Big Ten member Maryland visits Mackey Arena on Jan. 10. The Boilermakers make their first visit to new conference member Rutgers on Feb. 12, and the Scarlet Knights make their return trip on Feb. 26.

Other games of note include a Jan. 3 home game against defending regular season conference champion Michigan, a Jan. 7 road trip to presumptive preseason favorite Wisconsin and a March 4 trip to defending conference tournament champion Michigan State.

Purdue plays home-and-away series with Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio State and Rutgers. Iowa, Maryland, Michigan and Nebraska will visit Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers will travel to Michigan State, Northwestern, Penn State and Wisconsin.